Intel Xeon W-10855M vs Intel Core i7-12800HX

Xeon W-10855M vs Core i7-12800HX comparison

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Core i7-12800HX performs better than the Xeon W-10855M. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Xeon W-10855M in all gaming tests too.

When comparing core counts for these CPUs, we notice that the Core i7-12800HX has significantly more cores with 16 cores compared to the Xeon W-10855M that has 6 cores. It also has more threads than the Xeon W-10855M. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Xeon W-10855M has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-12800HX. Also, the Xeon W-10855M has a slightly higher turbo speed. A Xeon W-10855M CPU outputs less heat than a Core i7-12800HX CPU because of its slightly lower TDP. This measures the amount of heat they output and can be used to estimate power consumption.

Most CPUs have more threads than cores. This technology, colloquially called hyperthreading, improves performance by splitting a core into multiple virtual ones. This provides more efficient utilisation of a core. Indeed, the Xeon W-10855M has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.